Full Stack - Tech Lead (Node.js, React, Java Script)

Overview

Provide technical leadership across development teams to ensure the design and delivery of high-quality, scalable, and maintainable software solutions. The role combines hands-on development expertise with leadership responsibilities, translating business requirements into robust technical solutions while driving engineering excellence, delivery consistency, and collaboration across onshore and offshore teams.

Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Solution Delivery

Lead the design and development of key features, components, and services across the application stack Provide hands-on guidance in building scalable applications using

React, Node.js, and TypeScript Own critical technical decisions, ensuring alignment with architectural standards and long-term scalability goals Act as the primary escalation point for complex technical challenges and design issues

Solution Design & Requirement Translation

Translate business and functional requirements into technical designs and implementation plans Collaborate with product owners, business analysts, and stakeholders to refine requirements and define solution approaches Produce and review technical design documentation, API specifications, and architectural artefacts

Engineering Excellence & Governance

Define and enforce coding standards, development best practices, and quality benchmarks Conduct code reviews to ensure maintainability, performance, and security compliance Ensure adherence to DevSecOps practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, and secure coding Monitor and improve non-functional requirements such as performance, scalability, reliability, and resilience

Team Leadership & Offshore Coordination

Guide and mentor offshore and distributed development teams, ensuring alignment to delivery standards Allocate tasks, oversee progress, and provide regular technical direction to team members Facilitate knowledge transfer, technical upskilling, and team capability development Ensure effective coordination between onshore and offshore teams, managing dependencies and delivery risks

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

Work closely with architects, QA teams, DevOps engineers, and business stakeholders Participate in and contribute to design reviews, sprint planning, and governance forums Communicate technical decisions, risks, and progress clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences

Delivery & Agile Execution

Support Agile delivery processes including backlog refinement, sprint planning, estimation, and retrospectives Ensure timely and predictable delivery of features aligned with sprint and programme objectives Identify risks and proactively implement mitigation strategies

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience

Essential skills

Core Technologies

Front-end: React.js, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript Back-end: Node.js (Express.js/NestJS) API Development: RESTful services, microservices architecture Databases: SQL (PostgreSQL/MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB)

Architecture & Design

Strong understanding of software architecture patterns (microservices, layered architecture, event-driven systems) Experience with scalable and cloud-native solution design Knowledge of system integration patterns and API design principles

DevOps & Cloud

Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins) Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP) Exposure to containerisation (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)

Engineering Practices

Strong grounding in clean code principles and design patterns (SOLID, DRY) Experience with test automation, code quality tools, and static analysis Understanding of security best practices and compliance requirements

Experience

Overall experience with strong hands-on development background Proven experience in technical leadership or senior development roles Experience delivering enterprise-scale applications in Agile environments Exposure to distributed delivery models (onshore/offshore teams) Non-Functional Expectations

Strong leadership, mentoring, and team management capabilities Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills Ability to balance technical depth with delivery and business priorities Proactive problem-solving and decision-making mindset High level of accountability and ownership Expected Outcomes & Success Measures

Solution Quality & Delivery

Delivery of high-quality, scalable, and production-ready solutions aligned with business requirements Strong alignment between functional requirements and technical implementation Reduction in defects and improved system stability

Team Performance & Coordination

Efficient coordination between onshore and offshore teams, resulting in predictable delivery outcomes Improved team productivity, technical capability, and adherence to standards

Engineering Excellence

Consistent enforcement of coding standards, architecture principles, and best practices Measurable improvements in code quality, test coverage, and deployment reliability

Stakeholder Value

Positive stakeholder feedback on solution quality, responsiveness, and collaboration Contribution to successful delivery of programme and release milestones

Benefits

Collaborative working environment - we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses Competitive company benefits Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to: Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible Communicating and promoting vacancies Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people 'We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age'. We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive.

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